Supplemental lining



July 11, 1950 E. 1'. ROE 2,514,515

SUPPLEMENTAL LINING Filed Nov. 20, 1948 W /2 4 I M IN V EN TOR.

FLO/5E Z ROE BY 4 A TTOHNE) Patented July 11, 1950 UNITED, sT TE-s ere-mr oFFiCE sUPr EMEN L, amine, Eloise VT. Rte, Pleasantville, IN. cetaNg'vember 9 ean; i

for arme ts The conventional coat ortop coat for men, We ner; nd hildenda e i' l i the fweather or season for which it is designed, tie; forspring or fall. In unseasonable,

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ly cold spr ng or fall weather, a dlfier cfoatfr'nizs't befused, orwarmer g worniu nderneath 'to maintain the de- And in they Ilp0n"theonset of Winter, a h c' afl lu r e worni nece s at a coal e eTw i ch,bey idf he bu ge of n A n 'rrthfira rwid r iai e in Winter,

N d. even-winterico'ats 'areldesignedfor exfrenies in cold Weather. Forexample, coats ed ithz l pa fiel: reh q ni p u ar for very cold weather:This liningniaterial ,charac-' terizedbyits lightness, warmthrtainingand insulating qualities. Another lining material, a patented fabricsoldunder the trade mark Sunbak, is a lining having 'el'smoo'thface'a'nd warmth retaining woolback which is used in'many types ofgarments. This lining enhances the beauty of the coat and provides inone thickness of material both a lining and an interlining. Fur is alsoe ployed as a lining, as are other suitable ma'terials, forinstance;suede,

"Various kinds 'of coats are currently made and sold, which'are rovidedwithdetachable and separable linings, for adapting the coat to varyingtemperature changes, but heretofore there has not been provided aunitary lining ensemble having means which can be sewn or otherwiseattached to a coat with the said supplementary lining used thereafterand detached at will.

It is an object of the invention to provide a unitary, supplementarylining having means for facile separable attachment to any coat, toadaptthe coat to colder weather than that for which it was originallydesigned. It is another principal object to provide a lining havingmeans for separable attachment to a plurality of coats, if desired.Another object is the provision of a coat lining which may be made of awide range of materials, for xample, wool back satin, called Sunbak,alpaca pile, wool, or fur, so that the user may interchange linings atwill in different coats as the weather changes. Thus for a minimum ofexpense, one is enabled to comfortably surmount various weathervariations.

Further objects and advantages will be apparent from the disclosure inthe drawing and description herein.

3 Claims. (01. 2-996) his invention relates to a supplemental lining Inthe drawings:

Fig. 115a none view of the supplemental g: W 2 illustrates a fragmentaryView of the slide fastenerattachment. Fig. 3 is a' rr'ag'memary enlargedview of the means for concealment of the slide fastener. I Fig; eis'as'ectioriallenlarge'd) "View along the lines 4-4 of Fig, lsh'owing' thecomplete cover mg or concealm'eneofthe slide'fastener'between the outergarment andthe supplementary lin- The supplementary lining IE2 comprisesseparable lining I I 'b'estjshownin Fig. 1, pr o'videdat its outermarginal" edges" with conventional slide fastener havingk'zo'in'plemental "slide" fastener teeth 'elements lz, I3, grippingrespectively, the slide fastener strips I 4, l5 and h'avingsliderIB'fo'r closing and opening "the fastenerand for separatingliniiig' I"from its cooperating" parts. Asdpicte'd m Fig. 1, lining II i's'sh'apedtofit snugly with'in 'a coat; "and has sleeves," but, if desired,th'sleevesmay be omitted? Lining II is preferably turnedunder at itsedgesand sewn oro'therwise secured to'strip I4 as at:- H -'andlit'contemplated that said lining may" be of any m'aterialwhichha's,inherently, warmth retaining qualities. For example, thepatentedmateriarsom under the trade mark Siifibakis one materialadmirably suited.

I Sunbak, ashereinbei'orestated, has-the smooth face of the conventionallining and a wool back, combined in one material. Other materials may bealpaca pile, for extremely cold weather, wool, or any fabric madeentirely or in part of natural or artificial fibers which insulate, butpreferably, do not add any considerable weight. Fur, suede, or leathermay also be used.

An important feature of the present invention lies in the provision offlap I B, suitably attached as atv I9, by sewing to strip I5, said flaphaving a dual purpose. First, it is a means of securing the strip I5 andfastener element I3 to the lining of the coat to be converted andsecond, it covers the fastener elements I2, I3 and strips I4, l5 whenlining II is attached to the coat, and covers element It and strip I5when lining II is detached. As admirably shown in Fig. 4 flap I8 isadapted to be attached to the material 29 of the coat to be converted,so that the said flap covers the cooperating members of the slidefastener and their adjacent strips.

It is contemplated that removable white thread or dot and dash marking2I may be provided along flap I3, along which directional line the 3flap may be sewn to the material of the coat (not shown) to be modified.

Flap l8 preferably assumes the form of a ribbon member as disclosed inFigs. 3 and 4 or it may be of double thickness, (not shown) as desired.

Supplementary lining may be provided with a plurality of outer fastenerelements [3, strips l5 and flaps l8 so that the flaps may be sewn oraffixed to the linings of several coats and lining l I used with any oneof the modified coats when desired.

I propose that supplementary lining I0 shall be manufactured and sold asa unit, with at least one complete slide fastener slider and'coveringflap, or a plurality, as described in the paragraph.

above. Thus, for the nominal cost of one extra lining, several coats ofthe wardrobe may be converted or expeditiously modified for colderweather.

The slide fastener teeth elements are shown terminating short of thebottom of lining H, for ,I have found that the lining when made this waydoes not rumple. If desired, however, the slide fastener may be extendedall the way to the bottom.

Any coat of a wardrobe, whether long or short,

suitcoat or topcoat for spring, fall or winter may be converted ormodified by employing my supplementary lining.

It is merely necessary to sew flap l8 to the material of the coat to beconverted, along the thread or marking 2| and lining ll may'thereafterbe inserted or removed with despatch, making the modified coatcomfortable to wear in colder weather than that for which the garmentwas originally designed.

' The supplementary lining can be manufactured at nominal cost, fromreadily available materials, and can be made and sold at a figure withinthe budget of many who could not otherwise afford a coat designed to becomfortable in really cold weather.

The above disclosure should be understood as illustrative only and notby way of limitation since changes may be made without departing fromthe spirit of the invention. The material may be changed; buttons orfastening means other than a slide fastener may be employed; means otherthan sewing may be used.

The right is reserved to make such changes or modifications as may comewithin the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A supplemental garment lining for converting a coat, comprising alining provided at its outer marginal edges with complemental slidefastener parts and strips, one of said strips being attached to thelining, the other strip carrying a flap provided with markings wherebyupon application of the lining to a coat to be converted, said markingsmay be followed to sew the lining to a coat.

2. A supplemental garment lining for converting a coat, comprising alining provided at its outer marginal edges with complemental slidefastener parts with attached strips, one of said strips sewn to the saidlining, the other strip sewn to a flap provided with a directionalmarking spaced from and along one marginal edge of said flap wherebyupon application of the lining to a coat, the lining may be sewn theretoalong the directional marking.

3. A supplemental garment lining for converting a garment, comprising alining with warmth retaining qualities provided at its outer marginaledges with complemental slide fastener parts with attached strips, oneof said strips sewn to the said lining, the other strip sewn to theoutside of a single thickness of material in the form of an elongatedflap of the same length as the complemental slide fastener parts, theelongated fiap provided with directional marking along one marginal edgethereof whereby the flap may be sewn to the material of the inside of acoat along said directional marking with the inside of the singlethickness of material contiguous the material of the inside of the coat.

- ELOISE T. ROE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS- Greenholtz Jan. 12, 1943

